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states, and he is assassinated, well, you know, unfortunately, that day you failed, and what that's been like for this gentleman and the incredible bond he's had with the kennedy family and his perspective of what happened on that day. i'd like to read it. >> host: hot for the holidays according to jenn risko. cleopatra, unbroken, the emperor of al mallties, a biography of cancer, decoded, the wave, at home, and keith richard's "life ." now, how did books sell this holiday season? >> guest: very well. they sold better than last year. i was talking to garth stien, the author a few weeks ago, and he said his booked sored 44%. that's an amazing number. 44% of a trade paper back novel in one week. that's been on the times list for 80 weeks straight. all of sudden out of nowhere, 44 mct up in the sell of the book. people gave books this year as christmas gifts, so a lot of them which is typical, you know? i mean, books have always been somewhat recession proof, and it's because of the gift that they give us. >> host: another book coming out in march, jeff greenfield's latest book "then e
states, and he is assassinated, well, you know, unfortunately, that day you failed, and what that's been like for this gentleman and the incredible bond he's had with the kennedy family and his perspective of what happened on that day. i'd like to read it. >> host: hot for the holidays according to jenn risko. cleopatra, unbroken, the emperor of al mallties, a biography of cancer, decoded, the wave, at home, and keith richard's "life ." now, how did books sell this holiday...
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states and unrolled to affect the rest of the world and as far as i'm aware that gender of the world forum in davos includes a relevant discussion and there is also a possibility that even closer format of co-operation of the countries aimed at addressing issues with such global impact can be established there could you possibly talk perhaps briefly about what russia has to offer in terms of such cooperation. globally instrument that in general global tools are a very complicated matter because there are things you need to reach an agreement and this is something i've talked about many times and would like to say again i was quite convinced skeptic of the global community is capacity to influence any sort of global crisis as there are too many different interests to many different countries each one with issues of its own but the recent crisis change my conviction that. i'm convinced that our states though very different are capable of coming to an agreement of working out an economic policy on a planetary scale and of exerting influence over us and among other things of taking some
states and unrolled to affect the rest of the world and as far as i'm aware that gender of the world forum in davos includes a relevant discussion and there is also a possibility that even closer format of co-operation of the countries aimed at addressing issues with such global impact can be established there could you possibly talk perhaps briefly about what russia has to offer in terms of such cooperation. globally instrument that in general global tools are a very complicated matter because...
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crater lake is most to be the most pristine water in the united states. and it had a terrible diarrhea epidemic. my wife while she was complaining how long it was taking me to finish the book. it's a great book but there's too much diarrhea. take it out. i said, hey, this is what happens. anyway, the concessionaire refused to admit to and had very sick restaurant workers who continued to work and passed it on to people. it's an interesting thing and then the cdc got blamed for it for not closing the park earlier. they closed the national park, the first time that it ever happened. the very next year in 1976, i called this chapter the year of living dangerously because at the beginning of the year, there was a huge fear that there was going to be a swine flu epidemic. in fact, all during the year, there was fear of this. i was surprised that the media -- it just shows how myopic our news media is and they only look at what happened in the last 2 minutes generally. but with this swine flu pandemic we've been having, and it is a pandemics, although thank goo
crater lake is most to be the most pristine water in the united states. and it had a terrible diarrhea epidemic. my wife while she was complaining how long it was taking me to finish the book. it's a great book but there's too much diarrhea. take it out. i said, hey, this is what happens. anyway, the concessionaire refused to admit to and had very sick restaurant workers who continued to work and passed it on to people. it's an interesting thing and then the cdc got blamed for it for not...
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so they decided to the inoculate everybody in the united states. it never came back, so cdc looked really dumb over this. what did come right when they were looking for it, and they thought at first it was swine flu, was legionnaire's disease in philadelphia. now, this was the bicentennial year, and here we had people falling over and dying of some mysterious ailment. so there was widespread rumor that this was bioterrorrism or communists or somebody doing this. and they could not figure it out. eis officers spread all over pennsylvania trying to figure this out. this guy, steve thacker, is now in charge of the person who's in charge of the eis program at the cdc. he told me that he went into this room and that the press had been following, and he turned around, and nobody had come into the room with him. [laughter] they were all scared. one photographer poked her head around to take that picture and then ran back away. it turns out what was causing legionnaire's disease was a hitherto unrecognized bacterium that grew only in cooling towers and air
so they decided to the inoculate everybody in the united states. it never came back, so cdc looked really dumb over this. what did come right when they were looking for it, and they thought at first it was swine flu, was legionnaire's disease in philadelphia. now, this was the bicentennial year, and here we had people falling over and dying of some mysterious ailment. so there was widespread rumor that this was bioterrorrism or communists or somebody doing this. and they could not figure it...
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united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i get one annually with my physical. >> let's talk about psa, a blood test, stands for what. >> prostate specific antigen which means there's a protein released. >> and the protein determines what your level is. and when you get up to, what, four or five, then you have to proceed with caution but don't get unduly alarmed, is that right? >> well, there are some people that are starting to feel that even at those levels it should be investigated more closely such as biopsies. most important thing about the psa is the rate of change of the psa. you can't just tak
united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i...
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for three decades, president mubarak has been an ally of the united states. the u.s. sends over $1 billion in military aid egypt every year. the obama administration is reacting cautiously. nbc's mike vicara is at the white house today. mike? >> reporter: tonight the white house called for restraint in egypt while insisting that the time for reform within the egyptian government is now. outside the white house -- >> stop! >> reporter: a few protesters gathered in a show of solidarity with those in cairo. inside the president met with top members of his foreign policy team after speaking with president mubarak by phone friday night and publicly urging him to enact immediate reforms. >> what's needed now is concrete steps that advance the rights of the people in egypt. meaningful dialogue between the government and its citizens. >> reporter: mubarak's move to oust his cabinet did not go far enough. the state department spokesman tweeting -- but while the president has sided with the protesters in their call for greater freedoms, he has stopped short of backing demand fo
for three decades, president mubarak has been an ally of the united states. the u.s. sends over $1 billion in military aid egypt every year. the obama administration is reacting cautiously. nbc's mike vicara is at the white house today. mike? >> reporter: tonight the white house called for restraint in egypt while insisting that the time for reform within the egyptian government is now. outside the white house -- >> stop! >> reporter: a few protesters gathered in a show of...
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and 11 years ago today, actually, a convergence of social movements in the united states led by youth primarily shut down the wgo ministerial in seattle. [cheers and applause] anybody remember that one? out of that came a social forum movement in the united states that formed itself after katrina, organized itself for a social forum in atlanta in '07 where 10,000 activists many of which i would say probably have anarchist tendencies were there discussing significant events and how to deal with neoliberalism. they did that again in detroit just recently in july where something like 11,000 activists registered from all across the country. so i'm kind of hopeful that you would address those types of social movements in your discussions because i, i knew dan baragan. i'm not dan. most people are not dan. we have to fight within groups and social movements. and i mow you know that, i just -- i know you know that, i just didn't see it addressed in your book. >> i think it's a good point. i mean, i think it's probably a fair criticism. i don't, i don't know that there's one root to fight --
and 11 years ago today, actually, a convergence of social movements in the united states led by youth primarily shut down the wgo ministerial in seattle. [cheers and applause] anybody remember that one? out of that came a social forum movement in the united states that formed itself after katrina, organized itself for a social forum in atlanta in '07 where 10,000 activists many of which i would say probably have anarchist tendencies were there discussing significant events and how to deal with...
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taliban or the united states. president musharraf said the united states. and that began a very important relationship because pakistan had an effect on what took place in afghanistan. and i describe my relationship with president musharraf throughout the book and there's a natural tension. on the one hand there's the tension of convincing the paks that they needed our help to deal with the extremists that would murder. on the other hand, there was the tension of president musharraf being both president and commander of the military. in other words, it wasn't exactly the constitutional form of government that the pak -- the pak people expected. and the relationship between pakistan and the united states as far as your security in the future is a critical relationship. and it's important for the country to recognize that it is a democracy. so, for example, some say well why don't we just send troops in and clean out the extremists? and the answer is because pakistan is a sovereign nation that doesn't want u.s. troops on their soil and if people in the govern
taliban or the united states. president musharraf said the united states. and that began a very important relationship because pakistan had an effect on what took place in afghanistan. and i describe my relationship with president musharraf throughout the book and there's a natural tension. on the one hand there's the tension of convincing the paks that they needed our help to deal with the extremists that would murder. on the other hand, there was the tension of president musharraf being both...
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the one thing i would add, though, is when we leave it will be a tremendous defeat for the united states. however redresses that, if we say the afghans had their chance it could not do it, if we say that we have some how satisfied what we went there to do, we may fool the american people, but we will not fool the muslim world. when we leave afghanistan without accomplishing what we said we were going to it will be viewed as the mujahedin defeating the second superpower. that can only mean that the muslim world will be more galvanized against us. more young men will flow to the battlefields. certainly more will take up arms in the united states. >> michaels stores new book will be in bookstores and did your 2011. >> in the book hands on the freedom plow 52 women who were part of the student nonviolent coordinating committee share their experiences of the civil-rights movement. the editors and several contributors to the book present their thoughts at an event hosted by busboys and poets in washington, d.c. this program is an hour and 20 minutes. [applauding] >> thank you. i have the honor
the one thing i would add, though, is when we leave it will be a tremendous defeat for the united states. however redresses that, if we say the afghans had their chance it could not do it, if we say that we have some how satisfied what we went there to do, we may fool the american people, but we will not fool the muslim world. when we leave afghanistan without accomplishing what we said we were going to it will be viewed as the mujahedin defeating the second superpower. that can only mean that...
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thereof and the constitution of the united states -- >> and the constitution of the united states -- >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [applause] [applause] >> attorney general elect, sam ollins. >> how are you? [inaudible] i, sam mule ollins do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> the office of attorney general -- >> the office of attorney general -- >> of the state of georgia preserve, protect, and defend the constitution thereof -- >> the constitution thereof -- >> and the constitution of the united states -- >> and the constitution of the united states -- >> so help me god. >> so help me god. [applause] [applause] >> commissioner elect of agriculture gary black. >> repeat after me. i, gary black -- >> i gary black -- >> do solemnly swear -- >> do solemnly swear -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> that i will faithfully execute -- >> the office of commissioner of agriculture -- >> the commissioner of the state of agriculture -- >> of the state of georgia -- >> of the state of georgia -- >> and will
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government had used your music to torture people when we learned that the united states government was using rage against machines music to torture people guantanamo bay we sued the state department to get him to stop and we were unsuccessful in that suit and pursued over the course of a couple of years and i think it's a thing of the crime my only hope is that on that day hopefully at some point not too distant future when the war criminals of the bush administration are brought to trial our one day wearing their yellow jumpsuits and black hoods it will be the music of rage against the machine that is pumped into their cells twenty four hours a day tom used to be a member of a very well known group of rage against the machine i'm. wondering how would you categorize what would you believe the machine to be today do you think people should be outraged people should people be outraged they certainly should be. what i categorize as the machine of today i know that the. i think the overarching message of all of my projects whether it's rage against machines street sweeper social club or th
government had used your music to torture people when we learned that the united states government was using rage against machines music to torture people guantanamo bay we sued the state department to get him to stop and we were unsuccessful in that suit and pursued over the course of a couple of years and i think it's a thing of the crime my only hope is that on that day hopefully at some point not too distant future when the war criminals of the bush administration are brought to trial our...
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security council is basically in the hands of the united states and its closest allies you know that. one hundred fifty countries you know around the planet can vote to that this has been a war crime the u.s. just says no it's not and that's the end of the discussion so it's not really so much a united nations as it is a. body of countries that is beholden to the interests of a few and so it behaves. much like you'd expect president obama has been the commander in chief now for two years and everyone hoped they would assurance a new wave of multilateral negotiations that policies toward the rest of the world and some would argue that that's actually been the opposite stance he came into power how would you rate obama's u.s. foreign policy i mean i think that obama's foreign policy is wanting but again it's not it's obama ran on a policy of expanding the war in afghanistan and that's one promise that he's followed through on in spades you know and you know continuing that illegal and immoral war as well as still being gauged in iraq not closing down guantanamo bay. what the obama has d
security council is basically in the hands of the united states and its closest allies you know that. one hundred fifty countries you know around the planet can vote to that this has been a war crime the u.s. just says no it's not and that's the end of the discussion so it's not really so much a united nations as it is a. body of countries that is beholden to the interests of a few and so it behaves. much like you'd expect president obama has been the commander in chief now for two years and...
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in particular in the united states, i think the 80% of the unemployed are spending, clarity because of what happened with the new election in november, conviction, leads to action. and corporations are going the start hiring again, and slowly but surely the u.s. works its way out of this problem. and the rest of the world is kind of moderate. >> susie: you're a value investor. are you seeing a lot of value stock opportunities these days? >> what we do is fundamental research, go out and see a company, what's the company worth, who is going to buy it. will they do financially engineering. but in terms of investment opportunities, the reason we find bargains all the time when we look is that there are a lot of companies that individuals don't overlook, for example they're waiting for boeing to announce that they're starting to ship the dream liner and airbus shiping the new airbus on their part. we are buying in advance of that companies that derive demand from boeing because we think that will work and we think demand from china and india will become very visible in the next 12 months.
in particular in the united states, i think the 80% of the unemployed are spending, clarity because of what happened with the new election in november, conviction, leads to action. and corporations are going the start hiring again, and slowly but surely the u.s. works its way out of this problem. and the rest of the world is kind of moderate. >> susie: you're a value investor. are you seeing a lot of value stock opportunities these days? >> what we do is fundamental research, go out...
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. >> but the point is, of course, all your years in service to the united states army, you come out a colonel. you come here to retire in tucson, arizona, and you get hit by a round at the safeway. what does that tell you? is there a bigger lesson in that? >> well, there is a bigger lesson in that. you know, something has to be done with what's going on in the united states and in arizona in our country. >> just two guys, two of the people who stepped up, came forward on saturday morning and we can safely say people are alive today because of the actions of both of those men, and of course, others who were here. >>> also tonight, one of the big issues that has emerged again in this tragedy is the issue of the nation's gun laws and whether things would be different here tonight if the laws were different. our justice correspondent pete williams with us from our washington studios tonight with that part of the story. pete, we should point out this gun was purchased legally. so was the magazine, the clip that carried extra rounds for him to fire. >> reporter: that's right. both purchased
. >> but the point is, of course, all your years in service to the united states army, you come out a colonel. you come here to retire in tucson, arizona, and you get hit by a round at the safeway. what does that tell you? is there a bigger lesson in that? >> well, there is a bigger lesson in that. you know, something has to be done with what's going on in the united states and in arizona in our country. >> just two guys, two of the people who stepped up, came forward on...
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and here's our abc weather editor sam champion. >> reporter: three-quarters of the united states is frigid cold, while the northern reaches of canada and greenland are experiencing temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal. scientists say it's the arctic air, normally locked in place, that's seeping down into america. >> it's a little bit like opening a refrigerator and the cold air comes out and moves into the rest of the room. >> reporter: it may have to do with the melting of the arctic ice sheets. the magenta line shows where the ice was in the '70s. the white area, where the ice is now. it's the jet stream that acts as a border between the arctic air and the rest of the world, normally keeping that air trapped near the north pole. some studies now suggest that melting arctic sea ice is making cold zones warmer, weakening the jet stream's grip, allowing colder air to spill down south. >> a recent hypothesis is this heat coming out of the ocean is causing high pressure over the arctic during the winter and that might be forcing the cold air down to the south. >> reporter: the result? s
and here's our abc weather editor sam champion. >> reporter: three-quarters of the united states is frigid cold, while the northern reaches of canada and greenland are experiencing temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal. scientists say it's the arctic air, normally locked in place, that's seeping down into america. >> it's a little bit like opening a refrigerator and the cold air comes out and moves into the rest of the room. >> reporter: it may have to do with the melting...
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thereof and the constitution of the united states so help me god. congratulations. .> thank you, governor perio [applause] sam olen. >> if you would repeat after me -- i, samuel olen, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of attorney general of the state of georgia and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution there of and the constitution of the united states so help me god. congratulations. >> thank you spir. [applause] commissioner in light of agriculture, gery black. ofcommissioner elect agriculture, gary black. >> repeat after me -- i, gary black, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of commissioner of agriculture of the state of georgia and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution thereof and the constitution of the united states so help me god. congratulations. >> thank you peri. [applause] >> commissioner elect of insurance, ralph hudgins. >> looking mighty pretty. >> thank you. >> if you repeat after me -- i, ralph hudgins
thereof and the constitution of the united states so help me god. congratulations. .> thank you, governor perio [applause] sam olen. >> if you would repeat after me -- i, samuel olen, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of attorney general of the state of georgia and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution there of and the constitution of the united states so help me god. congratulations. >> thank you spir. [applause]...
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we also need to increase the role of renewable energy here in the united states. right now it is wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, these were nobles are only 2% of our energy and we really need them to be much much higher. so we need to support that effort. and i'm a conservative, so i believe in conservation and one of the things we also need to do is to find ways to improve our energy efficiency so that we don't have as much growth in energy demand projected to be the case. >> and what do we do about the arguments to keep costs down in terms of incorporating other energy sources? >> while that is certainly a challenge and i think though that it is, most of these are costs we should be willing to bear. i think first of all the private sector should and canada will play an active role in deploying these new forms of energy. but i think there is a role for the federal government to encourage them as well. i think in the last couple of years we have seen some progress along these lines but it is going to take a lot more at least given right now what looks like the d
we also need to increase the role of renewable energy here in the united states. right now it is wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, these were nobles are only 2% of our energy and we really need them to be much much higher. so we need to support that effort. and i'm a conservative, so i believe in conservation and one of the things we also need to do is to find ways to improve our energy efficiency so that we don't have as much growth in energy demand projected to be the case. >> and what...
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. >> as president of the united states, but also as a father, obviously, i'm spending a lot of time just thinking about the families and reaching out to them. >> tonight in that hospital behind me, as people gather to leave flowers and tributes, as we said, congresswoman gabrielle giffords is holding her own. she has been responding despite the see sedation and the traumatic injury. more on her condition to come. we have spent the day with the people of tucson. our reporters are covering every angle of this story. let's begin now with pierre thomas and what he has learned about the suspect. pierre. >> reporter: diane, police are still working this crime scene behind me. they say a clear picture has emerged. this was a deeply troubled young man and many who know him say he was a ticking time bomb. today, jared loughner calmly walked into federal court with a shaved head. he showed no emotion as prosecutors read the charges against him and appeared to smirk as the judge spoke to him. while many in the suburban town struggle with why he did it, turns out many of those who knew loughner were
. >> as president of the united states, but also as a father, obviously, i'm spending a lot of time just thinking about the families and reaching out to them. >> tonight in that hospital behind me, as people gather to leave flowers and tributes, as we said, congresswoman gabrielle giffords is holding her own. she has been responding despite the see sedation and the traumatic injury. more on her condition to come. we have spent the day with the people of tucson. our reporters are...
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if it's not raised, the united states effectively starts bouncing its checks and faces a government shutdown or worse. some tea party republicans are saying they'll refuse to allow the government to borrow more money. >> i could not be more serious when i say i'm not going to vote to increase the national debt limit. >> reporter: those are strong words from senator lee but diane, i had a conversation with a top republican leader here on capitol hill who said point blank that the republicans will not allow a default on the debt. there will not be the government shutdown. >> despite the strong words, holding out now? >> reporter: absolutely. they are saying, look, this other leader i spoke to said they are not going to allow it to happen. >> it is going to happen. well, jon, as you know, i have been moving through the capitol all day to meet with some of the new power teams shaking up congress. and tomorrow night, you are going to hear us tangle with big questions, hard choices. what it means for your lives as this new group strides into power. it was a kind of thunder before november. now, th
if it's not raised, the united states effectively starts bouncing its checks and faces a government shutdown or worse. some tea party republicans are saying they'll refuse to allow the government to borrow more money. >> i could not be more serious when i say i'm not going to vote to increase the national debt limit. >> reporter: those are strong words from senator lee but diane, i had a conversation with a top republican leader here on capitol hill who said point blank that the...
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states singling you out by name, and applauding your heroism. but 14,000 members of your community standing on their feet to second the motion. >> i think it's humbling to get recognized by even one person. when you start getting recognized by people like the governor and the president, it's a humbling experience. >> reporter: you had the added burden of having to get up there and speak yourself. that must have been nerve-racking. >> it was nerve-racking because you only get one shot at it. at the end, i ended up tossing out what i had written beforehand and just kind of winged it. i thought it would be better if i spoke from the heart. >> reporter: i think the thing that people took away from the speech, and the thing that the president took away from it, your demurl on the heroism. >> i don't think i'm a hero. people they be brave at the time. i think to do something that's heroic, is to do something that's long and sustained. people like congresswoman gabrielle giffords has been doing all her life. gabe zimmerman, who lost his life. and pam s
states singling you out by name, and applauding your heroism. but 14,000 members of your community standing on their feet to second the motion. >> i think it's humbling to get recognized by even one person. when you start getting recognized by people like the governor and the president, it's a humbling experience. >> reporter: you had the added burden of having to get up there and speak yourself. that must have been nerve-racking. >> it was nerve-racking because you only get...
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states overseeing that work, it is quite frankly more difficult to have as much cold front deny in the outcome. >>reporter: do you feel satisfied what you have been able to accomplish. >> no i don't feel satisfied. we have much work to do. >>reporter: he pledges to continue to do this work. sully already has one book in print about the incredible flight two years ago and another now in the work. new book focus on leadership. expect to see tonight book stores later this year. >>> as we continue. did claim at change help kill off the roman empire? that story up next. >>> plus the driving secret that could save time and lives. >>> plus the driving secret that could save time and lives. back in a swere prese i want you to s. >> fall of rome may be recorded in tree, tree ring. researchers lacked at 9,000 tree fossil from the past 2500 years and they say there is a link between sudden shift in europe climate and the fortune of the roman empire. scientist say that period of warm wet summers coincided with prs parrot while political turmoil occurred during times of climate instability. finding
states overseeing that work, it is quite frankly more difficult to have as much cold front deny in the outcome. >>reporter: do you feel satisfied what you have been able to accomplish. >> no i don't feel satisfied. we have much work to do. >>reporter: he pledges to continue to do this work. sully already has one book in print about the incredible flight two years ago and another now in the work. new book focus on leadership. expect to see tonight book stores later this year....
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the agreement which cleared last month allows united states and russia to exchange new killer ideas. the night earliest known winery has been uncovered in the mountains of armenia. fermentation jurors and even a cup dating 6000 years ago was found in the cave by international team of researchers will older evidence of wine drinking has been found, this is the earliest example of production. >> 6:27 a.m., we will be back with more on a couple of minutes. we will get a look at the james lick. quiet out right now. you can see here in san francisco the roads are dry. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. 6:29 a.m., wheel of focusing done storm trucker for we are seeing rain in the north
the agreement which cleared last month allows united states and russia to exchange new killer ideas. the night earliest known winery has been uncovered in the mountains of armenia. fermentation jurors and even a cup dating 6000 years ago was found in the cave by international team of researchers will older evidence of wine drinking has been found, this is the earliest example of production. >> 6:27 a.m., we will be back with more on a couple of minutes. we will get a look at the james...
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states supreme court. >> i have no question that we will discover ways that can control costs, improve quality of care for people. whether we're going to take those lessons depends entirely on politics, and that's scary. that's the reality. >> couric: and for more on what's in the health care reform law and when the various changes take effect, you can go to cbsnews.com. and when we come back, a warm welcome and a chili request. nothing beats prevacid®24hr. just one pill helps keep you heartburn free for a full 24 hours. prevent the acid that causes frequent heartburn with prevacid®24hr, all day, all night. nothing works better. ♪ 100 ways to enjoy pringles. ♪ 100 crisps, 100 ways. ♪ everything pops with pringles. ♪ metamucil uses super hard working psyllium fiber, >> couric: tourists visiting the wace cho e taking psyllium fiber won't make you a model but you should feel a little more super. metamucil. down with cholesterol. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arriv
states supreme court. >> i have no question that we will discover ways that can control costs, improve quality of care for people. whether we're going to take those lessons depends entirely on politics, and that's scary. that's the reality. >> couric: and for more on what's in the health care reform law and when the various changes take effect, you can go to cbsnews.com. and when we come back, a warm welcome and a chili request. nothing beats prevacid®24hr. just one pill helps keep...
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. >> i think we're the tombstone of the united states of america. >> reporter: today, tucson's sheriff took aim at arizona's permissive gun rules. >> others blame the toxic political culture. us versus them. >> we have a society where people are almost trained to hate their government. there is a great deal of animosity toward government and elected officials. but we have created a monster. >> reporter: congresswoman giffords has encountered that monster before. in 2009, someone left a gun at one of her town hall meetings on health care reform. >> are you still going to be out there publicly talking about health care? >> reporter: she didn't let it intimidate her. >> my belief is, you got to do your job. >> reporter: giffords is fond of joking, her district includes the o.k. corral and the tombstone, the town too tough to die. she counts herself a supporter of gun rights. in fact, she owns a glock 9 like the weapon used by the shooter. she's been critical of inflammatory political rhetoric. last spring, she spoke out after sarah palin's political action committee put her district in th
. >> i think we're the tombstone of the united states of america. >> reporter: today, tucson's sheriff took aim at arizona's permissive gun rules. >> others blame the toxic political culture. us versus them. >> we have a society where people are almost trained to hate their government. there is a great deal of animosity toward government and elected officials. but we have created a monster. >> reporter: congresswoman giffords has encountered that monster before. in...
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so at this point the president of the united states was citing with the state of georgia over the decision of the supreme court, and he did it and the cherokees knew this, partially because he was being threatened in south carolina with the possibility of secession and he didn't want to go to war with itchy -- with the georgians over this issue, so he gave in and thought that by doing it, he was staving off what became the civil war, but since many ways he may have been in some ways encouraging him. a cherokee chieftain named chat obelisk was living in north carolina at the time and during the war of 1812 he had fogged with jackson at horseshoe bend, alabama, against the british and their indian allies. his response when he heard about the ruling in jackson's flaunting of it, he said if i had known that jackson would drive us from our homes, it would have killed him that last day at four shoe. by the time the removal actually begin, jackson's term had ended and it was left to martin van buren to enforce it. now van buren had no interest. this was an emotional personal issue for jackson, no
so at this point the president of the united states was citing with the state of georgia over the decision of the supreme court, and he did it and the cherokees knew this, partially because he was being threatened in south carolina with the possibility of secession and he didn't want to go to war with itchy -- with the georgians over this issue, so he gave in and thought that by doing it, he was staving off what became the civil war, but since many ways he may have been in some ways encouraging...
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a new survey ranked new york as one of the rudest cities in the united states. [ audience boos ] that is so not true. for instance, this morning, i slipped on some ice and a complete stranger was like, "are you all right, a-hole?" [ laughter ] "yes. thank you, ma'am." [ laughter ] speaking of new york, the chinese government has a video installation in times square to showcase the work of chinese people. yeah, that's different than the other places in times square that showcases the work of chinese people -- nike town, the gap, the disney store. [ laughter ] they're great ones, too. [ applause ] great work. great work. this wasn't good. a woman fainted this morning during a white house welcoming ceremony for chinese president hu jintao. obama was like, "who knows cpr?" and hu was like, "no, i don't. [ laughter ] i don't know it." [ applause ] "who knows cpr?" [ laughter ] >> steve: the president of china. >> jimmy: here's some big tv news. larry king said he would love to be regis philbin's replacement when he retires later this year. [ laughter ] seriously? that's like replacing a di
a new survey ranked new york as one of the rudest cities in the united states. [ audience boos ] that is so not true. for instance, this morning, i slipped on some ice and a complete stranger was like, "are you all right, a-hole?" [ laughter ] "yes. thank you, ma'am." [ laughter ] speaking of new york, the chinese government has a video installation in times square to showcase the work of chinese people. yeah, that's different than the other places in times square that...
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go in the right way as far as the fiscal responsibility, you will see a third party grow up in the united states of america. >> reporter: but robert dole, who hales from a moderate district in the chicago suburbs, was noncommittal when he was asked about the tea party. >> the problem i think with some of the tea parties is that you talk to a tea party group here and you talk to a tea party group there and they may have different goals, specific individual to their groups. >> couric: outnumbered almost ten to one, freshman democrats like alabama's terri sewell face their own challenges. is it daunting to come into office at a time when republicans are so ascendant? >> it doesn't really change our mission and our job. i think that the folks that elected us sent us here to do their bidding. irrespective of who is in the majority, they really want us to focus on their issues. >> couric: republicans say high on their priority list is deficit reduction. starting with major cuts in domestic spending this year. fiscally conservative freshmen say everything is fair game. >> let's take a look at th
go in the right way as far as the fiscal responsibility, you will see a third party grow up in the united states of america. >> reporter: but robert dole, who hales from a moderate district in the chicago suburbs, was noncommittal when he was asked about the tea party. >> the problem i think with some of the tea parties is that you talk to a tea party group here and you talk to a tea party group there and they may have different goals, specific individual to their groups. >>...
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this is the united states of america and american history and we must all deal with it also. as you know there were not pleasant things going on the non-off as well as you know that there were some difficult outbursts that occurred in the north as well, so this is not to point fingers the south, no one can point at any other part of the country as it gets to answer your question about to make sure many inserting it. >> how much of the did you know before you started? >> i didn't know any of this. this was coming from the reading. and as i was saying before, this isn't hidden history. this was covered in every -- these things are covered in every major newspaper. one of the worst of lynchings and the worst atrocities i had ever heard of in my entire life. it's not easy reading. but it's something every american should know about because it happened on the borders of this country, it happened in florida, and just to give people a sense of it, it was a lynching but it was the way that it happened. i'm not going to go into the details of the physical part of it with the fact is t
this is the united states of america and american history and we must all deal with it also. as you know there were not pleasant things going on the non-off as well as you know that there were some difficult outbursts that occurred in the north as well, so this is not to point fingers the south, no one can point at any other part of the country as it gets to answer your question about to make sure many inserting it. >> how much of the did you know before you started? >> i didn't...
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how do you decide which stories from, let's say, the united states become part of one of your animations? >> well, at the end of the day it's really the viewers that decide. of course, we have an editorial team who -- who scans the news every day and they know the topics that will do well on an animation. >> reporter: and in the interest of new-age journalism, i decided to dig deeper into the process myself. >> are you ready? >> reporter: to create a 30-second clip like this one, it only takes them about three hours from storyboard to animation to the final product. but if the company has more time, like days or weeks, then they can take it to another level, on par with a hollywood movie. would you call yourself a newsman or more of a -- someone who provides entertainment for the masses? where do you fit into that? >> i think i'm a newsman trying to do something, you know, in the entertainment business because the tv business is very different from the newspaper business. >> reporter: for traditional journalists, his comedic approach doesn't sit well. >> anything new people just complain
how do you decide which stories from, let's say, the united states become part of one of your animations? >> well, at the end of the day it's really the viewers that decide. of course, we have an editorial team who -- who scans the news every day and they know the topics that will do well on an animation. >> reporter: and in the interest of new-age journalism, i decided to dig deeper into the process myself. >> are you ready? >> reporter: to create a 30-second clip like...
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he said the united states. that became an important relationships because pakistan had an effect on what took place in afghanistan. there is a natural tension. on the one hand there is attention of convincing them that they needed our help. and then he was also president and commander of the military. it wasn't exactly a constitutional form of government that the pakistani people expected. the relationship as far as your security is a critical relationship. it is important for the country to recognize that it is a democracy. for example, some say why don't we send in troops in cleanup the extremists. the answer is because pakistan is a sovereign nation that does not want u.s. troops on their soil. and people would say, we welcome u.s. troops there would no longer be governing in pakistan and the people would for the amount for the other interesting relationship is with india. mine was the first administration to prove that you to be friends with india and pakistan at the same time and i worked hard to make sure
he said the united states. that became an important relationships because pakistan had an effect on what took place in afghanistan. there is a natural tension. on the one hand there is attention of convincing them that they needed our help. and then he was also president and commander of the military. it wasn't exactly a constitutional form of government that the pakistani people expected. the relationship as far as your security is a critical relationship. it is important for the country to...
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. >>> the united states and china took a big step this morning toward improving relations. defense secretary robert gates and the chinese defense minister agreed to establish a working group to talk about strategic issues. this is a symbolic end when beijing severed defense ties. >>> san francisco based twitter had been ordered to release private information connected to four wikileaks related accounts. that includes the controversial website official report. one is a member of the iceland parliament. he -- the u.s. is trying to build a case against wikileaks after it published thousands of leaked military and diplomatic documents. >>> and former house majority leader tom delay will find out his -- he was involved in trying to funnel corporate money. he faces up to life in prison. his attorneys are asking for probation. >>> let's go back over to sal. we are watching. it's icy this morning. maybe icy roads. we will see. >> that's right. you could encounter black ice out there. we have not heard of it. it's not a problem if you drive over it without skidding. we will see. let
. >>> the united states and china took a big step this morning toward improving relations. defense secretary robert gates and the chinese defense minister agreed to establish a working group to talk about strategic issues. this is a symbolic end when beijing severed defense ties. >>> san francisco based twitter had been ordered to release private information connected to four wikileaks related accounts. that includes the controversial website official report. one is a member...
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. >> the united states is spending incredible amounts of money on tsa personnel and spot program that is supposed to detect bad behavior and i don't think we are capable of detecting what took place in moscow. >>reporter: ross reporting. >> illinois supreme court has ordered city of chicago to stop printing mayor ballot that don't contain emmanuel name. that decision came just hours after president obama former chief of staff filed an appeal asking the court to over turn a ruling that knocked him off the ballot. just yesterday illinois appellate court ruled he miami!ma'am was in eligible to run because he wouldn't have lived in chicago for full year before the election. emmanuel attorney call that decision one of the most far reaching election law rulings issued by an illinois court. officials though the high court halted ballot printing the court still has not ruled on whether emmanuel can run for office. he held a 44 percent to 21 percent lead over former illinois senator mosely brawn in recent poll. >> all right. don't look now but the calendar says winter officially around for ano
. >> the united states is spending incredible amounts of money on tsa personnel and spot program that is supposed to detect bad behavior and i don't think we are capable of detecting what took place in moscow. >>reporter: ross reporting. >> illinois supreme court has ordered city of chicago to stop printing mayor ballot that don't contain emmanuel name. that decision came just hours after president obama former chief of staff filed an appeal asking the court to over turn a...
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. >> as president of the united states, but also as a father obviously i'm spending a lot of time just thinking about the families and reaching out to them. >> the event prompted members of congress to take a look at their own security. bay area congressman the gerrimendi has been part of his political life for 30 years now. especially at town meetings. >> there's been shouting especially from tea party members. >>> the shootings in tucson have prompted a nationwide debate over the polarization of u.s. politics. >> we have to have a level of discourse where you can disagree on a policy issue but it doesn't become an advocacy for violence or hatred. >> reporter: right now there is just one suspect in the arizona attacks. but around the country people are talking about the heated rhetoric in american politics and whether it may have played a role in that tragedy. coming up at 6:00, hear what the bay area has the to say about the controversy. >>> the night before she was shot, congresswoman giffords sent an e-mail to a friend. tray grayson. in the e-mail she said she congratulated him on
. >> as president of the united states, but also as a father obviously i'm spending a lot of time just thinking about the families and reaching out to them. >> the event prompted members of congress to take a look at their own security. bay area congressman the gerrimendi has been part of his political life for 30 years now. especially at town meetings. >> there's been shouting especially from tea party members. >>> the shootings in tucson have prompted a nationwide...
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. >> she was born, and she left us in very tragic moments in united states' history here. her life wasn't all like that. >> reporter: christina's picture was one of those in a book of babies born on 9/11. called "faces of hope." and christina's life was filled with dreams. >> very intelligent. she had lots of thoughts on what she was going to do in the future. being a veterinarian. a politician. an artist. she wanted to play professional baseball. >> reporter: baseball runs in christina's family. her father is a scout for the los angeles dodgers, her grandfather is dallas green, who pitched in the major leagues and is a former manager of the philadelphia phillies. christina was the only girl mike coached on his little league team. >> i can think of times that she hit the ball during games, and you look at her face, and her smile, and now, we don't get to do that anymore. >> reporter: she was interested in politics, too. partly inspired by the accident of her birth date and had just been elected to her school student council. that's why a family friend invited her to meet c
. >> she was born, and she left us in very tragic moments in united states' history here. her life wasn't all like that. >> reporter: christina's picture was one of those in a book of babies born on 9/11. called "faces of hope." and christina's life was filled with dreams. >> very intelligent. she had lots of thoughts on what she was going to do in the future. being a veterinarian. a politician. an artist. she wanted to play professional baseball. >> reporter:...
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even in the united states. it was a country where the ethnic groups had gotten along so well, it was showcased recently in the winter oh -- olympics. all of the sudden there's a conflict, and rises to genocide, people start killing each other, they know what they are killing, and they do it with such veal. how could it happen? the expert said i have to explain this in a way the judge from the united states will understand. and she said, well, your honor, picture what would happen in the united states if all of the newspapers and all of the radio stations and all of the tv stations were all controlled by the government. and that the government then started to beam these broadband, these newscast to the population 24 hours a day, seven days a week saying, for example, that t -- let's just say and this is her words that the african-americans were going to rise up and kill all of the white people. then the government armed all of the white people. they said why are you giving us guns? they said because the african-
even in the united states. it was a country where the ethnic groups had gotten along so well, it was showcased recently in the winter oh -- olympics. all of the sudden there's a conflict, and rises to genocide, people start killing each other, they know what they are killing, and they do it with such veal. how could it happen? the expert said i have to explain this in a way the judge from the united states will understand. and she said, well, your honor, picture what would happen in the united...
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. >> reporter: the judge was 63-year-old john roll, dheef judge for the united states district court for arizona. he had stopped by congresswoman giffords ease event just to say hello. >> we brought numerous cases in front of judge roll. he was a very fair and honest, often humorous judge. >> reporter: his other titles, father of three, grandfather of five, and friend to many. >> i've never met a more sincere, fair-minded, brilliant federal judge or any judge for that matter in my whole life. >> reporter: just 9 years old, christina taylor green was the youngest victim. >> she was a beautiful strong little girl. >> reporter: loved ones say the third grader had gone to the event to learn more about the political process. her birth date may have fueled her civic passion. she was born in 9/11, and featured in a book of babies born on the same day. >> she came in on a tragedy and now she's gone out on a tragedy. the nine years in between were very special. >> an impromptu vigil was also held for gabriel zimmerman. >> it was like no, no, hoping it wasn't true. >> the 30-year-old was recen
. >> reporter: the judge was 63-year-old john roll, dheef judge for the united states district court for arizona. he had stopped by congresswoman giffords ease event just to say hello. >> we brought numerous cases in front of judge roll. he was a very fair and honest, often humorous judge. >> reporter: his other titles, father of three, grandfather of five, and friend to many. >> i've never met a more sincere, fair-minded, brilliant federal judge or any judge for that...
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in the united states, we have a high rate of childhood poverty. this is higher than other industrialized countries. this is our achilles' heel. this is giving us trouble. poor kids frequently do not do as well in school. you need extra support for poor kids if you're going to make up for the disadvantages of poor kids, and we're not spending the money to do that. these test scores -- they do not show the role of poverty between the united states and other countries. when you consider the poverty, you find that we do pretty well with comparable groups, with middle class white groups, we do pretty well with kids in canada, new zealand. when it comes to poor kids, that is where we do not do as well. other countries have a greater social equities that we have, when it comes to health care, employment. they have social supports that we did not have. here you're pretty much on your own. if you are serious, -- there is a good column by samuelsson and he points at that if we're serious about helping kids, we will not only make sure the schools to well, we
in the united states, we have a high rate of childhood poverty. this is higher than other industrialized countries. this is our achilles' heel. this is giving us trouble. poor kids frequently do not do as well in school. you need extra support for poor kids if you're going to make up for the disadvantages of poor kids, and we're not spending the money to do that. these test scores -- they do not show the role of poverty between the united states and other countries. when you consider the...
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it's not the southern history, this is the united states of america. and this is american history, and we must all deal with it. also, as you know, there were not pleasant things that were going on this the north as well. you finished it, so you know that there were some difficult outbursts that occurred in the north as well. so it's -- this is not to point if fingers at the south. no part of the country really can point at any other part of the country if that gets to your, to answer your question. i want to make sure i'm answering it. >> how much of that did you know before you started? >> oh. i didn't know my of this. >> okay. thank you. >> this was all coming from the reading. and as i was saying before, this was not hidden history. this was, this was covered in every major -- these things were covered in every major newspaper. claude neil is probably what you're talking about, that was one of the worst lynchings and the worse atrocities i had ever heard of in my entire life. it's not easy reading. but it is something that every american should kno
it's not the southern history, this is the united states of america. and this is american history, and we must all deal with it. also, as you know, there were not pleasant things that were going on this the north as well. you finished it, so you know that there were some difficult outbursts that occurred in the north as well. so it's -- this is not to point if fingers at the south. no part of the country really can point at any other part of the country if that gets to your, to answer your...
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the united states is trying to build a case genesic di leaks. >>> and former house majority leader tom delay will find out his fate this week. his sentencing hearing begins in texas. tom delay was convicted in november for money laundering and conspiracy to funnel corporate money. he faces up to life in prison. tom delay's lawyers are asking for probation. >>> time now is 18 minutes after 6:00. sal is closely watching the bay bridge today. what is going on? >> we are expecting more people sam and dave as some schools are back in. i'm not predicting it's going to be really terrible. i think we will see a little bit more of a crowded commute this week at the toll plaza. they switched the metering lights on so we don't see a big crowd. maybe i'm wrong. i hope i am. it will be great day there. i don't know we'll see. we will be watching it. let's take a look at northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. that traffic is looking good. last week 101 was a lot more crowded during the holidays. if you are driving on the south bay commute 101 is slowing down. slow spots beginning to appear in the
the united states is trying to build a case genesic di leaks. >>> and former house majority leader tom delay will find out his fate this week. his sentencing hearing begins in texas. tom delay was convicted in november for money laundering and conspiracy to funnel corporate money. he faces up to life in prison. tom delay's lawyers are asking for probation. >>> time now is 18 minutes after 6:00. sal is closely watching the bay bridge today. what is going on? >> we are...
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., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplin, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: almighty god, your wisdom is profound beyond our grasp. and your love penetrates all you create to reveal your infinite beauty in everything and to everyone. bless the house of representatives, its members and all who work here serving the people of this nation. may the vision of righteousness where justice and peace reign and where truth and true patriotism are standard remain the constant guide in the daily labor to enact just laws and clear policies. gracious god, in truth we recognize that our own insights and powers are not able to right all the wrongs or find the paths to peace and reconciliation. so we turn to you, all powerful lord, and place our trust in your faithfulness now and forever. amen.
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states postal service. george? >> thanks very much. >>> when we come back, robin has a different look at the racial divide. what blacks and whites have to say about these star athletes. online and we wt really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship and return. >> man: delivering a 200-pound ice sculpture means i don't have any margin for error. one wrong turn, and i could end up unloading a puddle of water. >> gps: turn right ahead. >> man: so i make sure i have the right guidance to get me exactly where i need to be. it's the same with taxes. turbotax has a unique gps featur
states postal service. george? >> thanks very much. >>> when we come back, robin has a different look at the racial divide. what blacks and whites have to say about these star athletes. online and we wt really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up...
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is there something about the united states, about our laws, about the way we go about our politics that make things like this possible? >> did that happen after oklahoma city as well, beverly? >> well, to some degree it did and it didn't. oklahoma city is probably our best parallel to this current situation. oklahoma city in 1995 came in the wake of the election of the gingrich congress with a fairly heated anti-government rhetoric. these were also the early days of right wing talk radio and particularly rush limbaugh had really just come on the scene as a prominent figure. after the oklahoma city bombing, you did actually get a national discussion once again. was there a relationship between what's being said at these highest levels of power and influence, particularly on the right, and ed what with timothy mcveigh? in the end i think that conversation didn't actually get us very far. what happened after oklahoma city is of course you had the criminal prosecution of timothy mcveigh, a couple of his accomplices as well, and his eventual execution. you got something of a law enforcement
is there something about the united states, about our laws, about the way we go about our politics that make things like this possible? >> did that happen after oklahoma city as well, beverly? >> well, to some degree it did and it didn't. oklahoma city is probably our best parallel to this current situation. oklahoma city in 1995 came in the wake of the election of the gingrich congress with a fairly heated anti-government rhetoric. these were also the early days of right wing talk...
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. >> if we get to the point where you damage the full faith and credit of the united states, that would be the first default in history caused purely by insanity. >> republican senator lindsey graham said he would vote against raising the ceiling unless there was a plan to deal with long-term financial obligations such as social security. >>> the republicans are under intense pressure from the newly elected tea party members. that's likely going to have a pretty dramatic effect on the new congress. here's our senior washington editor rick klein. >> forget about bipartisanship for the foreseeable future. these new republicans who are taking over control in washington have no incentives to work with president obama, and the tea partyers who are joining them are only going to push them toward more confrontation. the only way to get them to the table is if president obama gives significant concessions. look to the state of the union address for him to start to outline some things on spending. it's not going to be for a while. this is going to be a tea party celebration in washington. both s
. >> if we get to the point where you damage the full faith and credit of the united states, that would be the first default in history caused purely by insanity. >> republican senator lindsey graham said he would vote against raising the ceiling unless there was a plan to deal with long-term financial obligations such as social security. >>> the republicans are under intense pressure from the newly elected tea party members. that's likely going to have a pretty dramatic...